I made some adjustments to my rankings, the main one being that the formula now is SOS*2+Winning%*100. To simplify, Pittsburgh's SOS according to Jeff Sagarin is 77.81 and their winning percentage is 24/26 (it's a really long decimal, not posting the whole thing). So their rating is 145.62 + about 92.3, which equals about 247.9 (sounds high, but the average rating is 227.6). This puts a bit more emphasis on SOS then my previous formula. Here's my new Top 50:

The format is Rank-Previous-Team, and the previous rank reflects where the team was (using the current formula) as of Saturday, February 21st's games. This Top 50 reflects all games prior to 12:00 AM EST February 23rd.

Other changes besides the formula include adding 10 new teams, getting rid of the RPI factor, and changing around how my spreadsheet looks (but you don't see that).

Alright, the following is only slightly related to Seattle area sports, so be warned, non-existant followers.

I experimented today with a formula to rank fifty college teams (I'll add more later), and the results were a bit wonky. I interpreted them to come up with the top 25 I posted here . I said there that I would offer an explanation as to why certain teams are where they are, so here goes:

My formula is largely based on strength of schedule and winning percentage, and has a little bit of RPI thrown in. Basically, I multiply the strength of schedule rating (given by Jeff Sagarin ) of a team by the winning percentage of the same team. For example, if the SOS is 78.79 and the winning percentage is 0.807 (it's longer, usually), the rating would be approximately 63.58 (I used Duke for this example). After I have that number, I add the RPI number (from RealTimeRPI.com ) after I multiply it by 10. So, to continue using Duke, if an RPI is 0.6547and the rating before RPI is 63.58, I would add 63.58 and 6.547 and get approximately 70.1 (I'm too lazy to actually find out what the numbers I gave would add up to). So, to make this an algebraic equation, (SOS*Winning %)+(RPI*10)=Rating. This isn't a perfect formula, which is why Utah State is 11th in the nation according to this formula. However, I can tell I'm on the right track because there is an obvious gap between Memphis and Oklahoma, the 5 and 4 on my formula's ranking. So for today, I just took out the wacky rankings or bumped down some teams I thought were more than a bit too high. This gave me the top 25 that will go into the People's Poll. Here is the rankings of the 50 teams I ranked this week:

College Basketball in the state of Washington has been great the past two weeks. Washington has been going through the Pac-10 like nobody's buisness, beating a very good UCLA team and USC this past week. They are currently 5-and-1 in the Pac-10. Meanwhile, in the eastern part of WA, Gonzaga has been tearing through conference play. They are undefeated within the WCC, but that could change when they take on St Mary's this Thursday. Washington State has been struggling this season. They dropped to 11-8 after two tough losses to UCLA and USC, both by only two points. Don't look for them to improve, as they play a defense-oriented game that doesn't work very well against the tough offensive teams in the Pac-10. Your weekly planner for Seattle area sports:

Portland Trailblazers: @ LA Clippers on the 26th at 7:30, vs Charlotte on the 28th at 7:00, vs Utah on the 31st at 7:00

Washington Huskies: @ Arizona on the 29th at 5:30, @ Arizona State on the 31st at 2:30

Washington State Cougars: @ Arizona State on the 29th at 6:00, @ Arizona on the 31st at 10:00 AM

Gonzaga Bulldogs: vs Saint Mary's (California) on the 29th at 8:00, vs San Diego on the 31st at 3:00

All times are in PST and all games are in the PM hours except where marked.